Editing Jacksboro, Texas

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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Jacksboro, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| image_skyline            = Jacksboro4 (1 of 1).jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = Businesses in downtown Jacksboro
| image_map                = TXMap-doton-Jacksboro.PNG
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Jacksboro, Texas
| image_map1               = Jack County Jacksboro.svg
| mapsize1                 = 250px
| map_caption1             = 
<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Jack County, Texas|Jack]]
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| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = 
| leader_name              = 
| established_title        = 1850s
| established_date         = 
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 7, 2024}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 20.95
| area_land_km2            = 18.72
| area_water_km2           = 2.23
| area_total_sq_mi         = 8.09
| area_land_sq_mi          = 7.23
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.86
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=160XX00US4837168 |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Jacksboro city, Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 7, 2024 }}</ref>
| population_total         = 4184
| population_density_km2   = 223.53
| population_density_sq_mi = 578.94
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| pop_est_footnotes        = 
| population_est           = 
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| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 1093
| coordinates              = {{coord|33|14|25|N|98|09|31|W|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 76458
| area_code                = [[Area code 940|940]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-37168<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2410127<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410127}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.cityofjacksboro.com}}
| footnotes                = 
| other_name               = Mesquiteville
}}

'''Jacksboro''' is a city in [[Jack County, Texas]], in the United States. Its population was 4,184 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/> [[U.S. Route 281|U.S. Highways 281]] and [[U.S. Route 380|380]], and Texas State Highways [[Texas State Highway 114|114]] and [[Texas State Highway 199|199]] intersect at Jacksboro, which is the [[county seat]] of Jack County.<ref name="NACO">{{cite web|url=http://explorer.naco.org/index.html|title=NACo County Explorer|author=National Association of Counties|access-date=February 7, 2024}}</ref>

==History==
Jacksboro was first settled in the 1850s, with newcomers attracted by land offers from the Texas Emigration and Land Office. Originally called "Mesquiteville", the community grew up along the banks of Lost Creek and spread out over the pastureland between Lost Creek and the waters of the West Fork of [[Keechi Creek]]. It was renamed "Jacksboro" in 1858, when it became the county seat, in honor of brothers William and Patrick Jack, veterans of the [[Texas Revolution]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | title =Jack, Patrick Churchill  | url =https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fja01 | encyclopedia =The Handbook of Texas Online | publisher =The Texas State Historical Association |access-date=2009-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia | title =Jack, William Houston  | url =https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fja04 | encyclopedia =The Handbook of Texas Online | publisher =The Texas State Historical Association |access-date=2009-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n166 167]}}</ref> Regular postal service began in 1859.  Jacksboro was located on one route of the [[Butterfield Overland Mail]].

The county was one of the few in Texas to vote against secession before the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1278&context=ethj |title=The Referendum in Texas on the Ordinance of Secession, February 23, 1861: The Vote |access-date=2017-09-16 |journal=East Texas Historical Journal |volume=11 |issue=2 |author=Joe T. Timmons |year=1973}}</ref> It continued to suffer from Native American raids until [[Fort Richardson (Texas)|Fort Richardson]] was built and garrisoned in 1870 south of Jacksboro. The town gained national attention in 1871 when two [[Kiowa]] chiefs, [[Satanta (chief)|Satanta]] and Big Tree, were [[Trial of Satanta and Big Tree|tried for murder]] there.

The arrival of the Chicago, Rock Island & Texas Railroad in 1898 increased the town's commercial importance to the surrounding region, enhancing it as a center of trade. The completion of highways and other roads later on also connected the town to other markets.

[[Fort Richardson (Texas)|Fort Richardson State Historical Park]] is in the southern part of the city. Jacksboro claims to have the first state [[4-H]] club, formed in the 1910s.

On March 21, 2022, an [[Tornado outbreak of March 21–23, 2022|EF3 tornado]] struck the town causing damage to around 80 homes<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-22 |title=Texas tornado outbreak: Jacksboro residents dig out of debris and damaged homes |url=https://www.keranews.org/news/2022-03-22/texas-tornado-outbreak-jacksboro-residents-dig-out-of-debris-and-damaged-homes |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=KERA News |language=en}}</ref> and heavily damaging the high school. Nine people were injured.<ref name ="FWD0321prel">{{cite web |title=NWS Damage Survey for 3/21/22 Tornado Event - Update #3|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSFWD&e=202203260057|publisher=Iowa Environmental Mesonet |agency=National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas|date=March 25, 2022|access-date=March 25, 2022}}</ref><ref name="jacksboro-tornado">{{cite web | url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-dfw-storm-damage-reported-tornado-monday-march-21-2022/287-0987348d-46ba-4b26-b56c-0fdbe2860b3b | title=North Texas storm damage: What we're seeing in Jack County after reported tornado | publisher=WFAA | date=March 21, 2022 | accessdate=March 22, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==

Jacksboro is located in central Jack County. U.S. Route 281 runs through the city center, leading south {{convert|31|mi}} to [[Mineral Wells, Texas|Mineral Wells]] and northwest {{convert|58|mi}} to [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]]. U.S. Route 380 joins US 281 in the center of Jacksboro, but heads west out of town on Belknap Street, leading {{convert|27|mi}} to [[Graham, Texas|Graham]]. US 380 leaves Jacksboro to the southeast with US 281, but then leads east {{convert|37|mi}} to [[Decatur, Texas|Decatur]]. [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] is {{convert|60|mi}} southeast of Jacksboro via US 281 and [[Texas State Highway 199]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Jacksboro has a total area of {{convert|20.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.86|sqmi|km2}} is covered by water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> The water area comprises [[Lake Jacksboro]], a reservoir on Lost Creek in the northeast part of the city. Jacksboro is part of the watershed of the West Fork of the [[Trinity River (Texas)|Trinity River]].

===Climate===

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Jacksboro has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=715414&cityname=Jacksboro%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Jacksboro, Texas]</ref>

{{Weather box
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 | location    = Jacksboro, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1941–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 92
 | Feb record high F  = 94
 | Mar record high F  = 99
 | Apr record high F  = 100
 | May record high F  = 104
 | Jun record high F  = 113
 | Jul record high F  = 113
 | Aug record high F  = 113
 | Sep record high F  = 111
 | Oct record high F  = 103
 | Nov record high F  = 92
 | Dec record high F  = 87
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 55.4
 | Feb high F = 59.4
 | Mar high F = 67.8
 | Apr high F = 75.8
 | May high F = 83.2
 | Jun high F = 91.0
 | Jul high F = 95.7
 | Aug high F = 95.8
 | Sep high F = 87.9
 | Oct high F = 77.6
 | Nov high F = 65.7
 | Dec high F = 56.8
 | year high F = 76.0
 | Jan mean F = 42.5
 | Feb mean F = 46.6
 | Mar mean F = 54.8
 | Apr mean F = 62.7
 | May mean F = 71.4
 | Jun mean F = 79.3
 | Jul mean F = 83.6
 | Aug mean F = 83.3
 | Sep mean F = 75.4
 | Oct mean F = 64.5
 | Nov mean F = 53.1
 | Dec mean F = 44.5
 | year mean F = 63.5
 | Jan low F = 29.5
 | Feb low F = 33.9
 | Mar low F = 41.9
 | Apr low F = 49.7
 | May low F = 59.6
 | Jun low F = 67.7
 | Jul low F = 71.5
 | Aug low F = 70.8
 | Sep low F = 63.0
 | Oct low F = 51.4
 | Nov low F = 40.4
 | Dec low F = 32.1
 | year low F = 51.0
 | Jan record low F  = -3
 | Feb record low F  = -11
 | Mar record low F  = 5
 | Apr record low F  = 27
 | May record low F  = 33
 | Jun record low F  = 49
 | Jul record low F  = 56
 | Aug record low F  = 54
 | Sep record low F  = 33
 | Oct record low F  = 22
 | Nov record low F  = 15
 | Dec record low F  = -8
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 1.49
 | Feb precipitation inch = 2.26
 | Mar precipitation inch = 2.95
 | Apr precipitation inch = 2.84
 | May precipitation inch = 4.29
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.01
 | Jul precipitation inch = 1.85
 | Aug precipitation inch = 2.18
 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.14
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.85
 | Nov precipitation inch = 1.86
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.94
 | year precipitation inch = 32.66
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 5.0
 | Feb precipitation days  = 5.4
 | Mar precipitation days  = 6.9
 | Apr precipitation days  = 5.3
 | May precipitation days  = 8.3
 | Jun precipitation days  = 7.0
 | Jul precipitation days  = 4.2
 | Aug precipitation days  = 5.0
 | Sep precipitation days  = 6.3
 | Oct precipitation days  = 6.6
 | Nov precipitation days  = 5.2
 | Dec precipitation days  = 5.4
 | year precipitation days = 70.6
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fwd
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 9, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00414517&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 9, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 387
| 1890 = 751
| 1900 = 1311
| 1910 = 1480
| 1920 = 1373
| 1930 = 1837
| 1940 = 2368
| 1950 = 2951
| 1960 = 3816
| 1970 = 3554
| 1980 = 4000
| 1990 = 3350
| 2000 = 4533
| 2010 = 4511
| 2020 = 4184
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Jacksboro racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4837168&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|2,609
|62.36%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|293
|7.0%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|9
|0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|33
|0.79%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|2
|0.05%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|5
|0.12%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|92
|2.2%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,141
|27.27%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''4,184'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,184 people, 1,468 households, and 861 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
At the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000,  4,533 people, 1,382 households, and 954 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|778.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 1,559 housing units average 267.8/sq mi (103.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 81.95% White, 10.46% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 5.56% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 10.74% of the population.

Of the 1,382 households, 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were not families. About 28.4% of households were one person and 16.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50, and the average family size was 3.06.
The age distribution was 21.7% under  18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% were 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 139.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 156.5 males.

The median household income was $30,833, and the median family income  was $36,759. Males had a median income of $26,716 versus $20,592 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,595. About 12.2% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The city is served by the [[Jacksboro Independent School District]].

==Notable people==
* [[Darrell Lester (center)|Darrell Lester]], former All-American football player at [[Texas Christian University]]
* [[Abe Martin (Texas coach)|Abe Martin]], former head coach and athletic director at Texas Christian University
* [[Don Massengale]], former professional golfer on the [[PGA Tour]]
* [[Rik Massengale]], former professional golfer on the PGA Tour
* [[David Spiller (politician)|David Spiller]], Texan legislator on the 68th district.

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
Image:Jacksboro1 (1 of 1).jpg| Jack County Courthouse
Image:Jacksboro2 (1 of 1).jpg| Hess Building
Image:Jacksboro6 (1 of 1).jpg| Historic buildings in Jacksboro
Image:Jacksboro5 (1 of 1).jpg| Fort Richardson Hotel
Image:Jacksboro3 (1 of 1).jpg| Historic buildings in Jacksboro
Image:Jacksboro, TX sign Picture 2219.jpg|Welcome sign
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.cityofjacksboro.com/ City of Jacksboro official website]
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgj01 Handbook of Texas Online: Jacksboro, Texas]
* [http://www.jacksborochamber.com Jacksboro Chamber of Commerce]

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